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enThe GLAAD Wrap: Yossi Returns, LGBT Sundance Deals, and Tegan and Sara's Heartthrob http://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-wrap-yossi-returns-lgbt-sundance-deals-and-tegan-and-saras-heartthrob
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-0-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/yossi.PNG?itok=uOAwL07s" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Each week The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBT-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend.</p>
<p><strong>1) </strong>Director Eytan Fox’s new film <em>Yossi</em> opens in New York today with a Los Angeles release to follow on February 8. The film is a sequel to Fox’s 2002 short <em>Yossi &amp; Jagger</em> which told the love story of two Israeli soldiers. <em>Yossi </em>focuses on the life of one of those soldiers following the tragic aftermath of the first film, as he attempts to live a more honest life than he allowed himself previously and opens himself up to the possibility of new love. Watch the film’s trailer below.
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<p><img class="media-image" height="124" id="6" style="width: 220px; height: 124px; margin: 3px; float: right;;;;" width="220" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/sundancefilms.png?itok=ZGIigH-F" alt="" /><strong>2) </strong>The Sundance Film Festival doesn’t wrap up until Sunday, but there is early good news for some LGBT-inclusive films. The Beat poet murder mystery <em>Kill Your Darlings</em> (Daniel Radcliffe, Michael C. Hall) <a href="http://www.deadline.com/2013/01/sundance-sony-pictures-classics-acquires-kill-your-darlings/" target="_blank">has been acquired</a> for distribution by Sony Picture Classics. Longtime LGBT ally Radcliffe, who plays gay poet Allen Ginsberg, <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2013/01/daniel-radcliffe-on-sundance-and-sex.html" target="_blank">said of his kiss</a> with Dane DeHaan’s Lucien Carr character, “Dane and I are banging the drum already because we want the MTV Best Kiss award. We want that golden popcorn! To my knowledge, a sincere, passionate, romantic gay kiss has never won, so I think that would be a very cool thing for this movie to receive.” Another film gathering some buzz is <em>Concussion</em>, a drama about a lesbian housewife who begins a secret life as an escort following a head injury, which has been <a href="http://www.indiewire.com/article/sundance-2013-radius-twc-acquires-sexy-lesbian-drama-concussion" target="_blank">picked up by RADiUS-TWC for North American distribution</a>. Next door at the Slamdance Film Festival, Gravitas Ventures acquired the Michael Urie-directed comedy <em>He’s Way More Famous Than You</em> for North American <a href="http://www.deadline.com/2013/01/sundance-gravitas-ventures-nabs-trio-of-slamdance-films/#more-409425" target="_blank">Video On Demand release</a> within the next three months. The film follows a woman who is trying to rebuild her career with the help of her brother Ryan and his boyfriend.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" height="156" id="6" style="width: 140px; height: 99px; margin: 3px; float: right;;;;" width="220" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/irasachs-michaelgambon-alfredmolina.jpg?itok=lLdvKOQD" alt="" /><strong>3)</strong> Director <a href="http://www.deadline.com/2013/01/michael-gambon-alfred-molina-movie-love-is-strange-ira-sachs/" target="_blank">Ira Sachs next film<em>, Love Is Strange,</em></a> will star Michael Gambon (<em>Harry Potter</em>) and Alfred Molina (<em>Chocolat</em>) as a married couple living in New York who deal with romantic ups and downs as they are forced to live separately following their wedding. <em>Love Is Strange</em> will begin filming this summer. Sachs’ last movie, the semi-autobiographical drama <em>Keep the Lights On</em>, has been <a href="http://www.glaad.org/mediaawards/nominees" target="_blank">nominated for a GLAAD Media Award in Outstanding Film – Limited Release</a>.</p>
<p><strong>4) </strong>George Takei <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/george-takei-guest-star-neighbors-414967" target="_blank">will guest star on the season finale</a> of ABC’s extra-terrestrial comedy <em>The Neighbors</em> in March. He will play Larry Bird’s father and he has <img class="media-image" height="124" id="6" style="width: 130px; height: 73px; margin: 3px; float: right;;;;" width="220" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/original_3.jpg?itok=kbX8XtEm" alt="" />a big announcement to share with the family. Takei also recently guest starred on NBC’s <a href="http://www.glaad.org/mediaawards/nominees" target="_blank">GLAAD Media Award</a>-nominated comedy <em>The New Normal</em> and CBS’ <em>Hawaii Five-O</em>. The always-in-demand Takei will also make an appearance in <a href="http://io9.com/5977791/dick-tracys-newest-partner+in+crime+fighting-is-none-other-than-george-takei" target="_blank">the <em>Dick Tracy</em> comic strip</a> each Sunday under the name “George Tawara” along with a character modeled after his husband Brad Altman. The storyline will discuss WWII internment camps for Japanese Americans, which Takei actually spent time in as a child.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="6" style="width: 100px; height: 150px; margin: 3px; float: left;" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/ford.jpg?itok=zGfvP7vT" alt="" /><strong>5)</strong> <a href="http://www.deadline.com/2013/01/abcs-apt-23-pulled-from-the-schedule/" target="_blank">ABC this week pulled LGBT-inclusive comedy</a> <em>Don’t Trust the B---- in Apt. 23</em> from their airing schedule, effective immediately. The fate of the remaining 8 episodes remains unknown, but they could possibly air sometime this summer. ABC will fill the period with back-to-back episodes of the LGBT-inclusive <em>Happy Endings</em> until March 19 when the new season of <em>Dancing with the Stars</em> results show will take the place of both.</p>
<p><strong>6)</strong> Out rock duo Tegan and Sara’s new album <em>Heartthrob</em> isn’t available in stores until next Tuesday, January 29, but the whole album has been made available to stream through <em>Rolling Stone</em>. Check out the <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tegan-and-sara-continue-pop-evolution-on-heartthrob-album-premiere-20130124" target="_blank">full album stream of <em>Heartthrob</em> at <em>Rolling Stone</em></a>.</p>
<p><strong>7) </strong>God Des and She <a href="http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=a8698649139858a73a282d923&amp;id=8690ad7680&amp;e=da5712e62e" target="_blank">released their new music video</a> this week for the single “God, I Know You Love Me.” The video deals with a young girl’s struggle to reconcile her religion with her sexuality. Their fourth album <em>United States of God Des and She</em> will hit stores February 5. Watch “God, I Know You Love Me” below.
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<p><img class="media-image" height="220" id="6" style="width: 130px; height: 130px; margin: 3px; float: right;;;;" width="220" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/Otep-Hydra-Medium.jpg?itok=2tFedmzQ" alt="" /><strong>8)</strong> Otep Shamaya, out founder of the metal band OTEP, released her final album <em>Hydra</em> this Tuesday and it has already reached number 8 on the iTunes US Rock Chart. OTEP has sold over 600,000 albums to date in her career and was nominated in Outstanding Music Artist at the 21<sup>st</sup> GLAAD Media Awards. <em>Hydra</em> is <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hydra/id588001356" target="_blank">available for purchase</a> on iTunes.</p>
<p><strong>9)</strong><em> Just Another Night</em> is a feature film about four separate LGBT couples at different stages of their relationships that all face a turning point in their lives. GrumpyFILMS inc., the creators, is looking for crowdsourced funding help to assist with production costs associated with completing a feature film. Learn more about the project at <a href="http://www.seedandspark.com/studio/just-another-night" target="_blank"><em>Just Another Night</em>’s Seed &amp; Spark page</a>.</p>
<p><strong>10)</strong> The print magazine about trans male culture, <a href="http://www.originalplumbing.com/" target="_blank"><em>Original Plumbing</em></a>,is in need of funding assistance as they work to expand their online community with a complete website redesign and re-launch. The website supplements the quarterly magazine with daily bloggers’ columns, stories from award-winning trans writers and the new “Talk About It” video campaign. Learn more at the <a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/originalplumbing?c=home" target="_blank"><em>Original Plumbing</em> indiegogo page</a> and watch <em>OP </em>creators, editors and publishers Amos and Rocco discuss the importance of the magazine and this reboot below.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Kt8GRImO-90" width="425"></iframe></p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">January 25, 2013</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/entertainment">Entertainment</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/music">Music</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/film">Film</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/television">Television</a></li>
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<div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/glaad-wrap">The GLAAD Wrap</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/yossi">Yossi</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/kill-your-darlings">Kill Your Darlings</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/concussion">Concussion</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/hes-way-more-famous-you">He&#039;s Way More Famous Than You</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/love-strange">Love Is Strange</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/george-takei">George Takei</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/dont-trust-b-apt-23">Don&#039;t Trust the B in Apt 23</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/tegan-and-sara">Tegan and Sara</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/god-des-and-she">God-Des and She</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/otep">Otep</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/just-another-night">Just Another Night</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/original-plumbing">Original Plumbing</a></li>
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Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:57:08 +0000megantownsend61875 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-wrap-yossi-returns-lgbt-sundance-deals-and-tegan-and-saras-heartthrob#comments"Danger Lies in Isolation": Trans Men Fight Adult Depression with "Talk About It" Campaignhttp://www.glaad.org/blog/danger-lies-isolation-trans-men-fight-adult-depression-talk-about-it-campaign
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<p>In an effort to address depression, anxiety, and suicide within the adult queer community, the editors of <a href="http://www.originalplumbing.com">Original Plumbing</a> magazine have launched the <a href="http://www.originalplumbing.com/author/talk-about-it/">Talk About It campaign.</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.originalplumbing.com/staff/"><img class="media-image" height="136" id="2" style="margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; height: 136px; width: 150px; float: left;;;" width="150" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/Talk%20About%20It.jpg?itok=aYFsouys" alt="" />Amos Mac and Rocco Kayiatos</a>, whose magazine is about the culture of trans men, hope to bring attention to the prevalence of depression and isolation within the trans community, as well as to collectively find solutions, support, and cathartic release in order to, ultimately, save lives.</p>
<p>“Suicide in this community is not just a teenage issue. Adults still feel depressed and their depression becomes severe enough that they take their own lives. That’s something we don’t have a lot of space to talk about,” Rocco says in “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEbBGolmJuU">TALK ABOUT IT Rocco and Amos</a>,” the video that launched the campaign.</p>
<p>Since Talk About It launched on August 13, Original Plumbing <a href="http://www.originalplumbing.com/author/talk-about-it/">continues to post videos</a> submitted by people who are queer, talking about their struggles and how they cope. You can submit videos of your own stories—“strengths, weaknesses, failures, tools,” as Amos says--to <a href="mailto:talkaboutit@originalplumbing.com">talkaboutit@originalplumbing.com</a>, as well as tweet with the hash tag #TalkAboutIt, and check <a href="http://www.originalplumbing.com/author/talk-about-it/">Original Plumbing’s Talk About It page</a> for more updates.</p>
<p>“I still feel scared to open up and share how I feel depressed or moments when I feel desperate. I don’t reach out,” says Rocco. “The danger lies in this isolation.”</p>
<p>Amos and Rocco, in their video, explain how feelings of isolation can exist even for a person who is surrounded by friends. Battles with depression and anxiety are often internalized and can subsequently worsen or go untreated. The Talk About It campaign seeks to open dialogue about these issues, reduce the stigmas surrounding depression, and build a stronger, supportive queer community.</p>
<p>“I hope that this serves as a wake-up call globally,” Rocco adds, “and we all feel like we can have a real community where we talk about things that are hard, where don’t just come together in moments of joy,&nbsp; but we can share the struggle with each other and the pain, and that we can be there for each other.”</p>
<p>LGBT people in crisis should contact The Trevor Project 's 24/7 Lifeline at 866-4-U-TREVOR (866-488-7386), <a href="http://www.thetrevorproject.org/chat">Trevor Chat</a>, the Trevor Projects' online messaging service, or <a href="http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/">The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline</a> at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).</p>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">August 16, 2012</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/news">News</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/transgender">Transgender</a></li>
</ul>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/trans">trans</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/queer">queer</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/ftm">FTM</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/original-plumbing">Original Plumbing</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/talk-about-it">Talk About It</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/talkaboutit">#TALKABOUTIT</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/amos-mac">Amos Mac</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/rocco-kayiatos">Rocco Kayiatos</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/michelle-tea">Michelle Tea</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/josh-klipp">Josh Klipp</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/kit-yan">Kit Yan</a></li>
</ul>
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Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:17:20 +0000alexandrabolles59105 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/danger-lies-isolation-trans-men-fight-adult-depression-talk-about-it-campaign#commentsOutfest's Original Plumbing Performance Showcase Tonight at 8:30pmhttp://www.glaad.org/2010/07/10/outfests-original-plumbing-performance-showcase-tonight-at-830pm
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em><a href="http://www.originalplumbing.com/">Original Plumbing</a></em>, San Francisco's trans male quarterly, is back in Los Angeles tonight as a program of Outfest. A project of trans male duo <strong>Amos Mac</strong> and <strong>Rocco Kayiatos</strong>, <em>Original Plumbing</em> celebrates trans male/gender queer lifestyle and culture, the first print magazine of its kind. </p>
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The performance showcase includes performances and short films by <em> The L Word</em> star Daniela Sea, Eden Batki, Math Bass, Zackary Drucker &amp; Van Barnes, Raquel Gutierrez, Hi Fashion $9.99, Katastrophe, and Chris Vargas &amp; Greg Youmans.</p>
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<p>Chris Vargas and Greg Youmans in the showcase's short film "Falling in Love...With Chris and Greg."</p>
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<p>The showcase, which is presented in collaboration with <a href="http://www.genderjusticela.org/Gender_Justice_LA/GJLA.html">Gender Justice LA</a>, documents an often underrepresented transgender and queer community and will be followed by a reception where <em>Original Plumbing</em> photographer Amos Mac will be selling affordable, original photographs as well as the third issue of <em>Original Plumbing </em>hot off the presses! Also at the reception will be the Mobile Bookmobile, a free, donation-driven mobile library with an emphasis on queer publications.</p>
<p>Members of the genderqueer and transgender community are welcome to this creative environment. Tickets are only available at the door, but the reception following the showcase is FREE! The performance showcase begins at 8:30 pm at:</p>
<p>Redcat<br />
631 West 2nd Street<br />
Los Angeles, CA 90012</p>
<p>So come out with me and enjoy the many faces of LA's diverse community!</p>
<p>For more information about the performances <a href="http://www.outfest.org/tixSYS/2010/filmguide/Title/OO">click here</a>.</p>
<p>To learn more about the other LGBT films screening at Outfest or to buy tickets, <a href="http://www.outfest.org/fest2010/">click here</a>.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">July 10, 2010</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/entertainment">Entertainment</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/film">Film</a></li>
</ul>
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<div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/amos-mac">Amos Mac</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/genderqueer">genderqueer</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/original-plumbing">Original Plumbing</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/outfest">Outfest</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/queer">queer</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/rocco-kayiatos">Rocco Kayiatos</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/transgender">: transgender</a></li>
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Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:18:20 +0000Lauren33065 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/2010/07/10/outfests-original-plumbing-performance-showcase-tonight-at-830pm#comments